[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.2852 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2852 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2852 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2852](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2852) KṢA (क्ष). This letter means (1) Kṣatriya (2) field (3) Narasiṃha (the lion-man incarnation of Viṣṇu) (4) Hari (Viṣṇu) (5) Protector of temples and gate keeper. (6) Lightning (7) Destruction (8) A demon. - [Previous: c7.2851](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2851) - [Next: c7.2853](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2853) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2852](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2852) · Pramāṇa